These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.
Highest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
WA1
23,331 residents
|
4.7 |
109 |
| 2 |
CH1
32,948 residents
|
3.6 |
120 |
| 3 |
WA2
40,997 residents
|
3.5 |
144 |
| 4 |
SK9
39,957 residents
|
2.8 |
110 |
| 5 |
CW1
44,776 residents
|
2.7 |
119 |
| 6 |
CW2
44,041 residents
|
2.6 |
115 |
| 7 |
SK12
19,409 residents
|
2.5 |
49 |
| 8 |
CH65
30,575 residents
|
2.4 |
73 |
| 9 |
CW12
33,361 residents
|
2.4 |
79 |
| 10 |
SK11
37,596 residents
|
2.3 |
87 |
| 11 |
CW6
13,604 residents
|
2.3 |
31 |
| 12 |
WA7
63,199 residents
|
2.3 |
144 |
| 13 |
SY14
7,058 residents
|
2.3 |
16 |
| 14 |
CW7
34,569 residents
|
2.3 |
78 |
| 15 |
WA8
64,085 residents
|
2.2 |
140 |
| 16 |
CW5
33,179 residents
|
2.2 |
72 |
Lowest published rates
| Rank of 31 |
District |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 31 |
CH4
34,820 residents
|
1.1 |
39 |
| 30 |
CW4
10,851 residents
|
1.3 |
14 |
| 29 |
CH64
19,202 residents
|
1.3 |
25 |
| 28 |
WA5
62,639 residents
|
1.4 |
88 |
| 27 |
WA6
19,509 residents
|
1.4 |
28 |
| 26 |
CH2
35,664 residents
|
1.5 |
52 |
| 25 |
CH66
35,916 residents
|
1.7 |
60 |
| 24 |
CH3
36,505 residents
|
1.7 |
62 |
| 23 |
SK10
40,893 residents
|
1.7 |
71 |
| 22 |
CW11
27,042 residents
|
1.8 |
48 |
| 21 |
WA16
24,378 residents
|
1.8 |
45 |
| 20 |
CW9
35,216 residents
|
1.9 |
66 |
| 19 |
WA4
49,409 residents
|
2.1 |
104 |
| 18 |
CW10
15,603 residents
|
2.1 |
33 |
| 17 |
CW8
40,311 residents
|
2.1 |
86 |
Postcode sectors: highest published rates
| Rank of 91 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 1 |
WA2 7
7,909 residents
|
4.8 |
38 |
| 2 |
CH65 9
5,592 residents
|
3.9 |
22 |
| 3 |
CW2 7
10,002 residents
|
3.9 |
39 |
| 4 |
SK9 3
6,930 residents
|
3.9 |
27 |
| 5 |
SK9 7
5,954 residents
|
3.5 |
21 |
| 6 |
CW5 5
8,810 residents
|
3.4 |
30 |
| 7 |
WA1 4
8,028 residents
|
3.4 |
27 |
| 8 |
WA2 0
16,727 residents
|
3.3 |
56 |
| 9 |
WA2 8
5,981 residents
|
3.3 |
20 |
| 10 |
CW8 1
9,142 residents
|
3.3 |
30 |
| 11 |
CH1 4
7,346 residents
|
3.1 |
23 |
| 12 |
WA7 2
15,824 residents
|
3.1 |
49 |
| 13 |
WA8 6
7,802 residents
|
3.1 |
24 |
| 14 |
CH66 4
8,955 residents
|
3.0 |
27 |
| 15 |
WA7 1
6,982 residents
|
3.0 |
21 |
| 16 |
CW2 6
10,676 residents
|
3.0 |
32 |
| 17 |
CW7 3
9,498 residents
|
2.9 |
28 |
| 18 |
CH1 5
13,801 residents
|
2.9 |
40 |
| 19 |
ST7 3
7,251 residents
|
2.9 |
21 |
| 20 |
WA2 9
10,380 residents
|
2.9 |
30 |
Postcode sectors: lowest published rates
| Rank of 91 |
Sector |
Per 1,000 residents |
Records |
| 91 |
WA5 3
13,344 residents
|
0.5 |
7 |
| 90 |
CW11 1
7,511 residents
|
0.5 |
4 |
| 89 |
CH3 6
8,217 residents
|
0.7 |
6 |
| 88 |
WA8 3
6,392 residents
|
0.8 |
5 |
| 87 |
CH66 2
12,204 residents
|
0.8 |
10 |
| 86 |
CW1 5
9,940 residents
|
1.0 |
10 |
| 85 |
WA4 2
13,300 residents
|
1.1 |
14 |
| 84 |
SK10 3
10,360 residents
|
1.1 |
11 |
| 83 |
SK9 6
5,642 residents
|
1.1 |
6 |
| 82 |
CW8 3
7,479 residents
|
1.1 |
8 |
| 81 |
WA5 8
8,314 residents
|
1.1 |
9 |
| 80 |
WA8 9
12,419 residents
|
1.1 |
14 |
| 79 |
CW11 4
7,026 residents
|
1.1 |
8 |
| 78 |
CW9 8
14,243 residents
|
1.2 |
17 |
| 77 |
WA5 2
9,912 residents
|
1.2 |
12 |
| 76 |
CH2 3
9,777 residents
|
1.3 |
13 |
| 75 |
CH66 1
7,463 residents
|
1.3 |
10 |
| 74 |
CH4 8
11,558 residents
|
1.4 |
16 |
| 73 |
SK10 5
9,368 residents
|
1.4 |
13 |
| 72 |
WA7 6
15,126 residents
|
1.4 |
21 |
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